Junior guard Tre’Von Willis scored 18 of his career-high 25 points in the second half to lead UNLV to a 78-69 victory over Southern Illinois tonight at the Thomas & Mack Center.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV’s Omar Clayton threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Phillip Payne with 1:24 to play tonight to give the Rebels a 28-24 come-from-behind victory against San Diego State in the season finale for both Mountain West Conference schools. … UNLV (5-7, 3-5) trailed 24-7 early in the third quarter before closing the game with 21 unanswered points for the win in coach Mike Sanford’s final game. Sanford was fired last week after six seasons, but was allowed to coach in the final game.
